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The Six Kingdoms Unit Test

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Which of the following is a kingdom composed of eukaryotic heterotrophs that lack a cell wall?
a.
Plantae
c.
Eubacteria
b.
Animalia
d.
Fungi
 

 2. 
Which of the following kingdoms is composed of eukaryotic decomposers that contain cells walls with chitin?
a.
Fungi
c.
Animalia
b.
Plantae
d.
Protista
 

 3. 
Which of the following kingdoms is composed of multicellular autotrophs that have a cell wall made of cellulose?
a.
Animalia
c.
Protista
b.
Fungi
d.
Plantae
 

 4. 
Which of the following kingdoms is composed of eukaryotic producers and consumers that like moist, aquatic environments?
a.
Fungi
c.
Protista
b.
Plantae
d.
Animalia
 

 5. 
Carolus Linnaeus was the first to use the scientific classification system that gives an organism its scientific name.  We currently call the system for giving an organism a scientific name _________________.
a.
genomic nomenclature
c.
trinomial nomenclature
b.
binomial nomenclature
d.
familial nomenclature
 

 6. 
Which kingdom is composed of unicellular prokaryotes that live in extreme environments like boiling hot geysers or salt lakes?
a.
Eubacteria
c.
Protista
b.
Archaebacteria
d.
Fungi
 

 7. 
Which kingdom contains the pathogenic prokaryotes?
a.
Eubacteria
c.
Fungi
b.
Archaebacteria
d.
Protista
 

 8. 
An organism that makes its own food through the process of photosynthesis is called a(n) _______________.
a.
autotroph
c.
consumer
b.
heterotroph
d.
decomposer
 

 9. 
An organism that eats other organic material and breaks it down through some form of digestion is called a(n) __________________.
a.
autotroph
c.
heterotroph
b.
producer
d.
photosynthetic bacterium
 

 10. 
A group of similar species that composes the first name of an organism’s scientific name is the _____________.
a.
family
c.
species
b.
genus
d.
order
 

 11. 
A group that is ONLY composed of organisms that can reproduce to produce VIABLE offspring is a _______________.
a.
genus
c.
order
b.
family
d.
species
 

 12. 
A group of similar orders in scientific taxonomy is called a(n) ____________.
a.
class
c.
order
b.
kingdom
d.
species
 

 13. 
A taxa that is larger than class but smaller than a kingdom is called a(n) ___________.
a.
kingdom
c.
class
b.
phylum
d.
order
 

 14. 
The group that contains the MOST species in taxonomy is the __________________.
a.
kingdom
c.
class
b.
phylum
d.
order
 

 15. 
Which scientist is responsible for first classifying organisms into two groups:  plants and animals?
a.
Aristotle
c.
Charles Darwin
b.
Carolus Linnaeus
d.
Rosalind Franklin
 

 16. 
Which scientist is the father of modern taxonomy because he first developed the kingdom classification system?
a.
Aristotle
c.
Charles Darwin
b.
Carolus Linnaeus
d.
Frances Crick
 

 17. 
A cell that lacks membrane-bound organelles is called a(n) __________________ cell.
a.
prokaryotic
b.
eukaryotic
 

 18. 
You are collecting soil samples from Yellowstone National Park.  You collect your third soil sample from soil lining Old Faithful, a hot geyser in the park.  When examining this soil sample under the microscope, you would expect to find microscopic prokaryotic organisms from which of the following kingdoms?
a.
Plantae
c.
Archaebacteria
b.
Protista
d.
Animalia
 

 19. 
Which of the following statements about viruses is FALSE?
a.
Viruses contain a protein coat.
c.
Viruses contain fragments of DNA or RNA.
b.
Viruses are composed of prokaryotic cells.
d.
A virus needs a host to reproduce.
 

 20. 
A host cell can BEST be described as
a.
a cell that is used by a virus to reproduce
c.
a cell that uses a virus to repair its DNA
b.
a cell that is killed by the virus
d.
a cell that that uses a virus to complete mitosis
 

 21. 
True/False  Viruses are NOT classified using the six kingdom classification system because they are not considered to be biotic, or living.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 22. 
True/False  Viruses respond to antibiotic medications.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 23. 
True/False  Viruses contain a cell wall that helps them survive harsh, unfavorable conditions.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 24. 
Which of the following is NOT a type of virus that can infect humans?
a.
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
c.
herpes simplex
b.
human papilloma virus (HPV)
d.
Streptococcus pneumoniae
 

 25. 
Which of the following terms is used to describe bacterium that have a spiral shape?
a.
coccus
c.
spirilli
b.
bacillus
d.
strepto
 

 26. 
You are examining a throat culture from a patient under the microscope.  You notice that there are a lot of round-shaped cells that are linked together in chains.  Which of the following names is most likely the bacterium that you are observing?  HINT:  Use your descriptive terms for bacteria to determine the name.
a.
Staphylococcus aureus
c.
Streptococcus pyrogenes
b.
Staphylococcus epidermidis
d.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
 

 27. 
Which of the following kingdoms contains ONLY prokaryotic organisms?
a.
Eubacteria
c.
Protista
b.
Archaebacteria
d.
Both a & b
 

 28. 
Which of the following kingdoms contains eukaryotic heterotrophs?
a.
Fungi
c.
Animalia
b.
Protista
d.
all of the above
 

 29. 
Which of the following kingdoms can contain a producer?
a.
Protista
c.
Plantae
b.
Eubacteria
d.
all of the above
 

 30. 
Which of the following kingdoms can contain organisms with a cell wall?
a.
Eubacteria
c.
Plantae
b.
Archaebacteria
d.
all of the above
 

 31. 
You discover an organism that has a cell wall with peptidoglycan.  Its cells contain no organelles.  Which kingdom should you use to classify this organism?
a.
Eubacteria
c.
Protista
b.
Archaebacteria
d.
Fungi
 

 32. 
You discover a new organism.  While observing its characteristics for classification, you notice that its cells have a cell wall with cellulose.  Which kingdom should you use to classify this organism?
a.
Protista
c.
Fungi
b.
Plantae
d.
Archaebacteria
 

 33. 
Which of the following kingdoms DOES NOT contain organisms with a cell wall?
a.
Plantae
c.
Archaebacteria
b.
Fungi
d.
Animalia
 

 34. 
In the life sciences, we currently use a _________ kingdom classification system.
a.
four
c.
six
b.
five
d.
three
 

 35. 
True/False  Under the previous five kingdom classification system, the kingdoms Eubacteria and Protista were grouped together under the kingdom Monera.
a.
Trure
b.
False
 

 36. 
Put the following taxa in order from the largest grouping to the smallest grouping. 
1.  Order
2.  Class
3.  Genus
4.  Species
5.  Kingdom
6.  Phylum
7.  Family
a.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
c.
5, 6, 2, 1, 7, 3, 4
b.
4, 3, 7, 1, 2, 6, 5
d.
5, 6, 2, 7, 1, 4, 3
 

 37. 
The classification of all living things is called ____________________.
a.
taxonomy
c.
sorting
b.
taxidermy
d.
grouping
 

Matching
 
 
Match each kingdom with the type of cell that its organisms contain.
a.
Prokaryotic
b.
Eukaryotic
 

 38. 
Animalia
 

 39. 
Archaebacteria
 

 40. 
Eubacteria
 

 41. 
Protista
 

 42. 
Fungi
 

 43. 
Plantae
 
 
Match each kingdom with the type of cell wall that it contains.
a.
Cell wall with peptidoglycan
c.
Cell wall with cellulose
b.
Cell wall without peptidoglycan
d.
Cell wall with chitin
 

 44. 
Plantae
 

 45. 
Fungi
 

 46. 
Eubacteria
 

 47. 
Archaebacteria
 



 
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